True to form, you just had to be the first to comment on
another BYU article. You are a predictable dude.

I marked it down
during last basketball season that you emphatically stated that Brandon Davies
would never play in the NBA. Now you're changing your tune to he will
"ride the bench" a lot. You also told us to mark it down that
Jimmer wouldn't last more than one year in the NBA. Yet another dubious
prediction. They just seem to keep coming... no matter how often and how far off
they are.

What does it really mean when you keep telling us to
"mark it down"? It appears we should be using soft lead pencils with big
erasers whenever we do.

Why is so hard for you to give some credit
where credit due? Davies worked his butt off with exceptional effort and you
can't even acknowledge that... even just a little bit... simply because he
played for BYU. I sincerely hope your hate isn't cankering your
character.

One more thing. Remind all of us of exactly how many Ute
basketball players from last season now have NBA contracts?

Great comment. Thanks for showing some genuine class.
It's nice to know that we can sometimes transcend the lines in "the
rivalry" and give credit where and when credit is due. You earned my respect
on this one.

Great comments. Just clicking "like" wasn't
enough recognition for your well-written and well-thought out comments. Just
making the roster is a huge accomplishment. I'm sure Dave Kruger would
agree.

@Chris B:

Greg Kite, just to pick a random BYU
example, road the pine for 12 years in the NBA. He rarely took it to the rim,
fouled within seconds of entering the game, but he took it to the bank
consistently during every one of those years. Not a bad career, even if he
didn't match the careers of Michael Doleac or Hanno Mottola. I'm sure
those two wish they had matched Kite's career!

Doc Rivers is a
more reliable evaluator of talent than any of us. He said, “We really
liked Brandon in summer league. We like his ability to play multiple positions
and he fits with our team. He understands team basketball and has been in here
all summer working on his game.” Nice compliments that override anything
Chris B could say to try to detract from Brandon's achievement.

Will you ever learn when it's time to give it a rest?
This article is NOT about BYU fans or your particular opinion of them.
It's about an individual player who exceeded expectations and is personally
doing really well. Your first comment was meant to be a dubious putdown to both
Brandon and Jimmer. That's why it later got pulled. The only
"embarrassment" coming from all of this is what you are showing of
yourself.

There are times to banter rival teams and there are other
times when we should back off and respect individual accomplishment, regardless
of who that player plays for. This is one of those times. Simply give some
credit where credit is due and you will personally earn a bit more respect...
both from others and from yourself.

I guess you don't count Danny Ainge 1982-1995 or Fred
Roberts 1984-1997 or Greg Kite 1984-1995 or Shawn Bradley 1994-2005, I know that
not all of them were superstars but I would call Ainge a great NBA player. And
Fred Roberts was a great talent who just played on a poor Bucks team.

National Powerhouse, yeah I tend to agree that BYU is not quite that. But
they have produced some pretty darn good players. You have to agree with that
don't you. These guys I mentioned all withing the last 30 years, all
played close to or more than a 1000 games in the NBA, and all averaged I am
guessing 500 points or more a season, that is not all that bad.